Light for vehicle-curtains



D. M. WINANS.

LIGHT FOR VEHICLE CURTAINS. 4

APPLICATION man 001.4. 1919.

Patented May 11,1920.

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D. M. WINANS; LIGHT FOR VEHICLE CURTAINS. APPLICATION. mp0 oc 4., 1919.

1,339,838; Patented May11,1920.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL M. WINANS, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BREWER- TITGHENER CORPORATION, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Application filed October 4, 1919. Serial No. 328,501.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL M. 1mins, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broomeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lights for Vehicle-Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved light for vehicle curtains wherein a frame and a back ring, both preferably stampings for the sake of lightness and cheapness of manufacture, will be employed, and all separate fastenings, such as screws and nuts, will be omitted.

My improvements reside, first, in the form of construction of the back ring as an article of manufacture; said ring having its outer edge turned up, forming a gripping surface adapted to hold the curtain between itself and the inside of the frame when in use; second, in an improved back ring having a flange and a shoulder for engaging a transparent pane adapted to be combined in a novel manner with a frame for the purpose of holding a pane or light; third, in the.

combination of an improved back ring constructed as aforesaid, with a frame which has points or prongs adapted to be passed through the curtain and bent down over the edge of the outer flanged marginal portion of the back ring in an inconspicuous manner for the purpose of holding the' frame and back ring on the curtain and clamping said frame and back ring on the pane which is held between them.

The frame is cross-sectionally hollow, and the back ring is nested in the frame and is formed with an outer marginal flange over which prongs on the frame are bent down after having first been passed through the curtain. The back ring is provided'with a flange which is offset from the face thereof and joined thereto by a shoulder, said flange and shoulder cooperating with the marginal portion of the pane and holding it against the inner marginal portion of the frame. The construction is such that the pane is firmly clamped and is held against bodily shifting in its own plane.

My invention provides a light for a vehicle curtain which may be removed, if necessary, and which may be very cheaply manufactured, will be durable, of light weight and thus minimize the strain on the curtain,

and adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the curtain. The manner in which the prongs are bent down around the outer flange of the back ring, renders them inconspicuous, and, at the same time, the back ring affords a finished appearanceon the inside of the curtain.

When referring to the back ring and frame, I do not intend to limit myself to the circular form shown, as the frame and back ring may be elliptical, rectangular,rhomboidal, or any other shape.

While my invention finds particular use in the securement of a glass pane or light, nevertheless celluloid or any other transparent material may be used. The invention is not limited to stampings but the cheapness and rapidity ofmanufacture resulting from the use of the stampings for the frame and the back ring, render it advisable to thus form them. Furthermore, the back ring has considerable inherent resiliency, due to its relative thickness, which enables it to adapt itself to the curtain and the pane.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view looking toward the outside of the light when applied to a curtain showing the frame;

Fig. 2 is a view looking toward the inside of the curtain, showing the back ring;

Fig. 3 is a detail of the frame;

Fig. 4: is a detail of the back ring, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on line 5-5, Figs. 1 and 2.

A portion of the curtain of an automobile or other vehicle, appears at 1 and the pane or light, of glass, celluloid, or any other transparent material, is shown at 2.

The frame, which appears on the outside of the curtain, Fig. 1, is shown at 3. The back ring which appears on the inside of the curtain, appears at 4:.

The frame is cross-se'ctionally of hollow form and, in the present instance, is shown as arched in shape. I do not limit myself to the precise cross sectional shape of the frame. The outer edge or margin of the frame is provided with points or prongs 5 which appear in their original form and arrangement in Fig. 3 and in their bent down is flat. The back ring is provided with a sloping flange 7 at its outer marginal portion,,,said flange. beingadapted tov lie inside,

the outer marginal portion of the frame 3. The prongs 5, after penetrating the curtain 1, are bent down over the flange 7 as shown at Fig. 2. The prongs are thus inconspicuous and they hold the-back ring down in the frame 3 in nested relation thereto, that portion of the curtain around the cut-out part thereof being firmly clamped by. the flange 7 against the inner face of the frame 3. The back ring is provided at its inner marginal portion with a pane holding flange 8 connected by a shoulder 9 to the face 6 and offset therefrom. The flange 8 overlaps the pane or light 2 and clamps it against the inner margin, of the frame 3. The shoulder 9 serves as an abutment for the periphery of the pane 2 and prevents it from becoming displaced.

What I claim is:

1. Ina light forvehicle curtains, the combination with a continuous cross-sectionally hollow frame, and a panewhose marginal portion. rests againstthe inner marginal partnof said frame, of a continuous crosssectionally dished ringnestedin the frameandlprovided with a shoulder, serving as anabutment for the edge ofthe pane, saidring having a flange at its inner marginal. portion which overlaps, and bears on the marginal portion of said pane, said framehaving prongs adapted to penetrate the curtain and to be bent down over the outer edge ,ofthe ring to connect the frame and ring to the curtain and cause them to clamp the curtain and the pane between them.

2. Means for holding a lightfor vehicle curtains lvcomprising a continuous cross-sectionally arched sheet metal frame, and a continuous cross sectionally dished ring adapted to be nested therein, said frame and ring serving to clamp the pane therebetween said frame having prongs on its outer marginal portion adapted to penetrate the curtain and to be bent down over the outer edge of the ring when the frame and ring are applied to a vehicle curtain.

3. As an article of manufacture, a ring for'use asa part of a holder for a light for a vehicle curtain, said ringhaving an outer upstanding marginal flange disposed at an angle to the face of the ring, and an inner marginal flange disposed in offset relation to the face of the ring and joined to" it by a shoulder.

a. The combination of two stamped metal frames adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of I a vehicle curtain for holding a transparent. light therefor, the inner one of said frames having a turned up outer edge which telescopes with the outer frame, the

outer frame having prongs extending from its outer marginal portion adapted to penetrate the curtain and to be turned down over said turned up edge of the inner frame for the purpose, of clamping the two frames together with the curtain and pane held therebetween.

In testimonyiwhereof I afiix my signature DANIEL M. WINANS. 

